RELEASE: In First General Election Poll, Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp In A Dead Heat Candidates in Statistical Tie, Abrams' Momentum Continues to GrowATLANTA – A new poll released today by WSBTV/AJC shows Democratic nominee for Governor and former House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams in a statistical tie with her opponent, with Abrams garnering 44.9% of support and Kemp with 45.3% of support.

Over 7% of voters remain undecided, and the margin of error is 3.1%.

“Today's poll highlights what we have known for months: Stacey Abrams’ plans to build a thriving economy, improve public education, and expand access to health care are resonating broadly,” said campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo. “Abrams has a proven track record of building consensus in Georgia, and by continuing to engage with every community about the issues that impact Georgians' lives, the Abrams campaign will turn out an historic number of voters and win in November.”Key Points:

Respondents identified the economy, health care access, and the quality of public schools as the most important factors in their decision when voting for governor of Georgia: the three central tenets of the Abrams Campaign.

Abrams leads with independent voters 45.6%-30.7%

The polling sample is only 28.7% African American, but in the primary, African American voters made up 29.36% of the electorate. Additionally, that share traditionally grows from the primary to the General Election.

We are building a broad coalition of support from Fitzgerald to Fulton County. The Abrams Campaign and the Democratic Party of Georgia have over a dozen offices where staff and volunteers are reaching out to Georgia voters daily to mobilize them in support of Democrats across the state. With that intentional investment in sharing Abrams' and Democrats' vision for the economy, health care access, and public education, and commitment to reaching out to and mobilizing new voters, Democratic momentum will only continue to grow.